Hence

Hence

Short, fact-dense explainers. Each episode takes one question and works it through to its answer, with animation built in code, a narrated script and a public list of sources.

AI voice, human research. The narration is a synthetic voice. Questions, research, script and sources are done by people.

Hence Paper

One question, worked out on paper.

Warm paper, a red pen, handwritten labels and a source tag on every number.

The first question

Episode 001 · sources Why are Africa's borders so straight? Every claim in the episode, with the treaty, paper or measurement behind it.